05-024--606
Explanation
BACKGROUND:
1. Need: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with Worthington Products, Inc. for the goods and installation services necessary for replacement of the safety cable and floatation system at the Griggs Dam. A Mayor's Emergency was declared on March 1, 2005, for the purposes of undertaking the action necessary to replace the barrier and warning cable that failed and was swept over the dam during high flows.
2. Bid Information: Due to the emergency nature of the absence of this safety barrier, the regular competitive bidding and related advertising requirements of the Columbus City Codes were not utilized. In order to expedite the procurement of the required materials and installation services, the availability of suppliers of these specialized goods and services was researched and informal quotations requested. Of the three (3) suppliers, Worthington Products, Inc. (Canton, Ohio) was the only one that provides installation services and therefore was considered most responsive. The total amount expended will not exceed $50,000. Therefore, in accordance with Section 329.27 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus, that the provisions of competitive bidding be waived, and that the Director of Public Utilities enter into a contract with Worthington Products, Inc., for the services mentioned above, in the amount of $50,000.00
EMERGENCY PROVISION: Emergency legislation is being requested in accordance with the emergency expressed within the Mayor's Emergency Declaration of March 1, 2005.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding and authority are provided in Capital Improvement Project No. 690411 - Watershed Management Section Miscellaneous Improvement Facilities.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NUMBER: 223888425
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with Worthington Products, Inc., for Watershed Management Section Miscellaneous Improvement Facilities - Griggs Dam Safety Cable Replacement, in connection with the Mayor's Emergency declared March 1, 2005, for the Division of Water, to waive the provisions of formal competitive bidding, to authorize the expenditure of $50,000.00 from Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, a Mayor's Emergency was declared on March 1, 2005, for the purposes of undertaking the action necessary to replace the barrier and warning cable that failed and was swept over Griggs Dam during high flows, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with Worthington Products, Inc., for the necessary goods and services in connection with the Mayor's Emergency declared March 1, 2005 for Watershed Management Section Miscellaneous Improvement Facilities - Griggs Dam Safety Cable Replacement, so that the work may proceed without delay for the preservation of public health, peace, property and safety now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
Section 1. That this Council hereby agrees with the Mayor's Emergency declared March 1, 2005, in accordance with Section 329.27, and finds in the best interest of the City to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with Worthington Products, Inc., 3411 Middlebranch Avenue NE, Canton, Ohio 44705-5009, for Watershed Management Section Miscellaneous Improvement Facilities - Griggs Dam Safety Cable Replacement; and to pay up to a maximum of $50,000.00.
Section 2. That for the purpose of paying the cost thereof, the expenditure of $50,000.00 is hereby authorized from the Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund, Fund 606, Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water, Dept./Division No. 60-09, Object Level Three 6621, Project No. 690411, OCA Code 606411.
Section 3. The City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project; that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project except that no transfer shall be made from a project account funded by monies from more than one source.
Section 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.